when ambiguity is red petals,

not the blood orange fruit swollen with pus.

when a slip on hard concrete simply happened

with eyes not taken off – that distraction.

when hard earned cash is merrily waving goodbye

due to a rainbow promise unverified.

when loving demeanor becomes an angel

under the skin riddled with possibilities.

when passion melts cold logic

when logic dismantles instincts

when instincts is outsourced to the cheapest vendor

when a cheap vendor was even cheaper in service

when service becomes a thorn in the heart.

then the cheer squad comes out in formation

then the parade is heard with thumping sounds

then the mind begins to unravel – not enough

cheer and iron fist to

squash down this revolution!

and they’re all in now: like maggots sucking out

marrow.

and they’re disconsonant, disenchanting,

discord, disavow, a cacophony of hyenas

chocking large rocks, wheezing like half hearted

elephants running uphill.

with a troll sitting in the largest throne

with a baboon making faces while playing tic tac toe

on your favorite chessboard

with a fat lady digging for more sweets in your secret

candy bar no longer hidden

come recognition of the panhandler,

come recognition of the stranger with a license,

come recognition of a flirtatious woman

and they were all quite tame when they came knocking.